Monmouth-Ocean counties, NJ

Population: 1,189,5002007 ranking: 25 out of 1002006 ranking: 21 out of 100

Two thirds fewer rapes reported here than in the average place on SELF's list

46 percent more health clubs per capita compared to the average place

28 percent more ob/gyns and internists per capita than the average

– Women are more than 45 percent more likely to die of heart disease than in the average place on list– Among the areas with the highest number of toxic sites– Women's cancer death rates are 14 percent higher than list average